Use friendly letter form. See below to review format.
The voice of your letter must be addressed to your audience.
Write like a friend to your friend; write like a student to your principal.
Your letter must have minimum of 150 words.
Clearly state your opinion in the first or second sentence.
Respond to your friend's or principal's opposition to your opinion
Include three good reasons for your opinion.
Restate your opinion again at the end of the letter.
Check your letter for word choice by using a wordle.
Analyze the fluency of your sentences by using the form we used in our Write Traits Book, p. 90.
Have someone who is a good writer read your letter to discover technical problems like spelling, punctuation, agreement, and usage problems.
Friendly Letter Format
Your address
Date of letter
Dear ___,
Body of letter.
Closing, (Yours truly, Sincerely, Your friend, etc,)
Your signature
Persuasive Letter Requirements
Use friendly letter form. See below to review format.
The voice of your letter must be addressed to your audience.
Write like a friend to your friend; write like a student to your principal.
Your letter must have minimum of 150 words.
Clearly state your opinion in the first or second sentence.
Respond to your friend's or principal's opposition to your opinion
Include three good reasons for your opinion.
Restate your opinion again at the end of the letter.
Check your letter for word choice by using a wordle.
Analyze the fluency of your sentences by using the form we used in our Write Traits Book, p. 90.
Have someone who is a good writer read your letter to discover technical problems like spelling, punctuation, agreement, and usage problems.
Friendly Letter Format
Your address
Date of letter
Dear ___,
Body of letter.
Closing, (Yours truly, Sincerely, Your friend, etc,)
Your signature